Posts by Alice Yoo

Art
September 23, 2012

Beautiful Painterly Pictures by Josh Adamski

Tel Aviv-born and based professional photographer Josh Adamski takes regular photos and digitally manipulated them to create gorgeous, painterly pictures. Using beautiful washes of colors, he makes unique, abstract art that feels stunningly sublime. He's referred to his work as photo impressionism. You can find more of his work at Behance or 500px.

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Art
September 17, 2012

12 Stunningly Surreal Sculptures

In the dictionary, the word surreal is defined as something unreal and fantastic or “having a oddly dreamlike quality.” If surreal art can do anything, it can make us feel like we haven't woken up from a nightmare or a dream. More than that, however, it has the power of making the impossible suddenly seem possible.

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Art
September 16, 2012

Cute Cat Made of Disposable Forks Spotted in Ukraine

This cat sculpture made entirely out of plastic forks was just too adorable not to share! Spotted scaling a tree in Kiev, Ukraine, the whimsical piece of public art was created by Ukrainian artist Constantin Skretutsky, who's known for his use of unusual materials. He's behind a number of quirky sculptures scattered around the city some of which can be found here and here.

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Street Art
September 11, 2012

Photographer Lights Up Graffiti with LED Photons

Photo enthusiast Jayson Hay combines his love of graffiti and his passion for light painting in this awesome series he cleverly calls Photon Vandalism. Though he simply states it as “Killing the night with light,” the series is much more complicated than that. His set of 40 photos is the work of over three years of trial and error as he attempted to capture graffiti in a way that had never been done before.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.